SO 246 - Uncertain mint over Carthage
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241 BCE - 237 BCEΛΙΒΥΩΝ | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ
Location/history
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Robinson 1953, n°19 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ (Greek) Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ (Greek) Bull charging right. Above, 'M'(Punic letter). Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Zeugitana (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Carthaginian Empire, Lybian mercenaries (241-237 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 241 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 237 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Billon http://nomisma.org/id/billon | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.217.21 g <br />7,210 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 2 shekels
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Robinson 1953, n°19 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Robinson 19531Robinson 1953, n°17-21, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n°52, Viola 20103Viola 2010, n°406 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of Tanit left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse standing right, 7-point star above |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 264 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 241 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | 2 shekels
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG Copenhagen North Africa4SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n°185, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n°39 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "All five coins are overstruck on Carthaginian double shekels of the types of nos. 7-9 above" | ||
